Indianapolis police officer smelling of alcohol on shooting range stripped of his power

Posted on June 17, 2014 at 3:52 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis police officer accused by another officer of smelling of alcohol while on a shooting range has been stripped of his police powers and put on administrative duty while an investigation is conducted.

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department says the officer took a breath test Monday and had a blood-alcohol content of 0.01. The incident occurred Monday during a training session at the department’s shooting range.